Darcourt v. Brunet
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; T. C. W. Ellis, Judge. • Action by Eugene Darcourt against Adele Brunet and others. From an order sustaining exceptions, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
PROVÓSTX, J.
In November, 1894, the plaintiff, Darcourt, made his two notes to his own order, and by himself indorsed in blank for $2,500 and $2,000, respectively, payable one year after date, secured by mortgage upon real estate owned by him in this city, and delivered same to his lawyer, Mr. Fourchy.
In April, 1895, the lawyer pledged same to the Citizens’ Bank as collateral on a demand note of his own of that date in favor of the bank for $1,850; and also as security for any other debt the pledgor might then or at any future time be owing to the bank. The bank accepted the pledge in perfect…
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